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Written by Orvin Kimbrough Freedom was declared. But the news arrived late. And for far too many, the fullness of freedom is still delayed. On June 19, 1865, under the blistering Texas sun in Galveston, the last enslaved people in America finally heard the words that should have reached them years earlier: You are free. […]

As more professional women seek opportunities to expand globally, increase career confidence, and travel with ease, Spanish for Black Girls continues its mission to help Black women become conversationally confident in Spanish through its highly sought-after Costa Rica Spanish Immersion Experience. For the past five years, founder Kaywanda Lamb has helped professional Black women move beyond fear […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun a probe over the leakage of actor Emeka Ike’s voter data and an alleged misuse of authorised access.    In a statement on Tuesday, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mohammed Haruna, said the probe followed allegations regarding an alleged unauthorised access […]

In a dramatic escalation of tensions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, has resigned from the party, accusing its leadership of “massively rigging” the presidential primaries that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s 2027 presidential candidate. The ADC has not […]

“Thank God it is over”  “Yes oh. Now, Arsenal players and their fans can now allow all of us to rest. They have their Premier League trophy. PSG have taken the Champions League. History made on both sides. Heroes made.”  “Who is talking about Arsenal or PSG? Why is it that you, Nigerians are always […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is implementing a reform targeting 95 per cent financial inclusion, and “faster-than-a-blink” digital transactions, bringing millions more market women, farmers, and young people into the formal financial system.   Speaking during the launch of the Payments System Vision 2028 (PSV 2028) Monday, the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, […]

The Nigerian Army has rescued 23 passengers abducted by suspected bandits along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.   In a statement issued on Monday, the Army said the operation was launched following a distress call received at about 3:30 a.m., prompting troops to immediately commence a counter-kidnapping mission in […]

Nigeria has endured military juntas, oil shocks, and the occasional bout of democratic brigandage. What it has rarely endured, at least not with such consistency, is a government so exquisitely thin skinned that it treats a returning writer as a national security emergency. Yet here we are. Professor Okey Ndibe, acclaimed novelist and academic, arrived […]

For decades, Africa has suffered from an odd economic absurdity: a continent geographically contiguous yet financially fragmented; politically independent yet commercially disjointed. It has often been easier for African countries to trade with Europe, clear payments through New York, or secure financing from London than to transact efficiently with one another. Colonial cartography may have […]

Nigeria’s plan to send its paramilitary forces for training in Poland has triggered quiet but serious concern in Washington, with senior US officials warning that the move could jeopardize key counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the discussions. Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, is scheduled to travel […]

The case of Winnie Jane was a young woman whose life was tragically cut short on April 11, 2026, in Kogi State, Nigeria. Her case is an example of a “predatory dating scheme,” where criminals use online platforms to scout, lure, and eventually ambush unsuspecting victims.The primary suspect, was a man named Emma, met Winnie […]

This woman you are seeing here says she lost almost 1O years of her life because she wanted her husband to become richHonestly, when I first heard the story, I thought it was one of those things people make up onlineBut according to her own narration, this is what she claims happenedShe said she got […]